Backplate for gooseneck rod brackets



Patented .lune 17, 1924.

U N I T ED FFicE.

GEORG'E-KRODER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR- TO J'OHN KRODER AND HENRYREUBEL C0., OF NEW' YORK, N. Y., A. CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

BACKPLATE FOR GOOSENECK RODlBRACKETS.

Application filed December 20, 1922.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE KRODER, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of the city of New York, boroughof Manhattan, in the county andState of New York, have invented a new and Improved Backplate forGooseneck Rod Brackets, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description.

This invention relates to curtain rod brackets and particularly to animproved back plate for a gooseneck curtain rod and has for an object toprovide an improved construction wherein the curtain rod or rods maybeheld in proper position while the plate may be properly secured to asupport by two or more securing members.

Another object of the invention is to provide a back plate for curtainrods wherein a plurality of screw receiving apertures are arranged atthe top and a plurality of screw receiving apertures are arranged at thebottom, so positioned and connected up as to permit the use of all ofthe apertures or a. certain part thereof without destroying the pleasingappearance of the plate. V

In the accompanying drawing- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a backplate arranged in position and disclosing an embodiment of theinvention, a pair of rods being shown connected therewith.

Figure 2 is a sectional view through Figure 1 approximately ony line 22, showing a front elevation of the back plate.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, 1 indicates a windowframe of any desired construction and 2 and 3 indicate suitable curtainrods bent as shown in the drawing and secured in any desired manner tothe back plate 4. This plate may be of any desired thickness and sizeand may have any form of perimeter.

Heretofore, in forming the back plates 4 it has been customary either tomanufacture the plates with one upper and one lower aperture forreceiving a screw or other securing means, or to make back plates withtwo upper and two lower screw re- Serial No. 607,975.

ceiving apertures. Vhere the device is applied to a window constructedof hard wood, four apertures are unnecessary and require considerableunnecessary work in carefully placing the screws in position. Thisunnecessary work adds appreciably to the cost of mounting the plate inaddition to the added cost incurred by the provision of the two extrascrews. Where the wood is soft, two screws are usually not suiiicient.

If a four hole plate was used and only two screws applied on a hard woodsupport, the jobv would look unfinished. In the present invention, it isaimed to provide a plate which will overcome the objections justsuggested and present a plate wherein either two or four screws may beused without producing an unfinished appearance and without destroyingthe nice appearance of the plate. In carrying out this idea, the plate 4is provided with four apertures 5, 6, 7 and 8 and between the apertures5 and 6, but offset therefrom, is arranged an additional aperture 9while between the apertures 7 and 8, but offset therefrom, is a furtheradditional aperture 10. Slots 11 and 12 connect the respective apertures5 and 6 with aperture 9 while slots 13 and 14 connec-t the respectiveapertures f7 and 8 with aperture 10. This arrangement of slots providesa more or less ornamental appearance in connection with the variousapertures so that only two screws 15 may be used as shown in theaccompanying drawing or if preferred, four screws could be used, thearrangement of the various slots terminating in the respective apertures4 to 8 but indicating to thev ordinary eye an ornamentation extendingfrom the respective screws 15. If the screws or other supporting membersare arranged in the apertures 4 to 8 inclusive and the apertures 9 and10 are left vacant, the same result would be accomplished, namely, afinished appearing job with a plate having ornamentations associatedwith the supporting screw heads. It will thus be seen that the functionof the various slots is to permit the formation in the plate of openingsfoi receiving securing members Without destroying the balancedappearance of the plate.

Vhat I claim is A beck plete of the character described, comprising` eat body having e group of round apertures neer the top, e group of roundapertures near the bottom, each group being arranged with two aperturesin the same plane and one aperture offset from it line drawn from one ofthe first mentioned apertures to lthe other, a diegonally arranged pairof slots Jfor connecting the top group of apertures together', and adiagonally arranged pair of slots for connecting 'the bottom group ofapertures together.

GEORGE KRODER.

